Cornwall, for Brits, is a familiar sight on the small screen for Poldark and Doc Martin.
Aidan Turner steamily scything fields as the titular captain in the BBC period drama about 18th-century life there will not soon be forgotten by titillated Sunday teatime viewers.
Meanwhile, Martin Clunes as the eponymous GP, forced to give up city life to start practising in the fictional Cornish village of Portwenn, charmed ITV viewers for nearly 20 years.
The seaside county can also be seen as the windswept backdrop to 20th-century novelist Daphne du Maurier's books, including Jamaica Inn and Rebecca.
Beyond the media, Cornwall has a rich history of smuggling and tin mining, and for many, a proud distinct identity, represented by its Cornish language and black-and-white flag.
